"Yes."

Huang looked into the girl's eyes and said earnestly.

But just then, a familiar aura of chakra was rapidly approaching.

Not just him,

Izumi and Chino, who was standing to one side, both sensed the approaching chakra aura, and their gazes were simultaneously fixed on a bat that was flying straight towards them and should have been a nocturnal creature.

"who?"

Chino's eyes suddenly turned crimson, with a ferocious "一" character horizontally displayed on her pupils.

As it assumed a fighting stance, the bat, clearly acting suspiciously, transformed into a human figure amidst a rising cloud of white mist.

At the same time, a relatively urgent voice rang out:

"Your subordinate greets Lord Ara, Lord Izumi, and Lord Chino."

"I am Lin'er, a ninja under Lord Guren."

"We have come today on the orders of Lady Guren to request Lord Ara's assistance. We have found traces of Yakushi Kabuto."

"A three-tailed creature was also discovered at the same time!"

Chapter 644 Using the Three-Tailed Fox as Bait

【Lin'er.】

As Ara watched the young man emerge from his bat form and kneel on the ground, his memories were drawn back to his trip to the Land of Fields several months prior.

He remembered the other person.

He was once a pawn used by Kabuto Yakushi to monitor the experimental subjects' base and to guard against Guren. He is skilled at using his summoning beast, the bat, for reconnaissance and sonic attacks.

In particular, sonic attacks are extremely effective against Guren's indestructible Crystal Release Kekkei Genkai.

However, before this piece could even be used, it was forcibly incorporated into the organization along with the more than two hundred experimental subjects due to its own intervention.

After the battle against Konoha Village,

Not only did Huang keep his promise and lift the forced enslavement contracts on all the surviving test subjects, allowing them to choose whether to stay or leave, but he also granted the wishes of some of them who wanted to return to ordinary life, arranging for them to undergo modification in the laboratories in the empty zone.

However, the vast majority of the test subjects chose to remain in the Land of Rice Fields and continue to live as ninjas of the Hidden Demon Village under the guidance of Guren.

After all, it is very difficult for someone who has possessed power to relinquish that special quality.

Moreover, they can now be accepted and incorporated into the community with an open and aboveboard identity, instead of being kept like livestock in dark and gloomy underground prisons for a long time.

In addition, the strong rise of the Demon Hidden Village and the leader's commitment to keeping his promises are also reasons why these experimental subjects who have lost their homeland are willing to stay in the Land of Fields and build their own new home together.

Lin'er was one of the experimental subjects chosen to stay.

Moreover, relying on the special abilities he gained after the modification, as well as his already strong insight and adaptability, he quickly gained Honglian's trust, and most of the more confidential matters were personally conveyed by her.

"Yakushi Kabuto, huh?"

As Huang repeated the name he had heard from the other person, a series of memories surfaced in his mind.

The reason why the unruly Guren chose to follow her at the border outpost of the Land of Fields was because she had promised to help her rescue her benefactor's orphan, Yukimaru, from Orochimaru.

During the battle in Konoha, Ara made contact with the small snake and even managed to strip it of its ninjutsu to some extent. However, due to the interference of the First and Third Hokage, the snake ultimately slipped away from him.

The same applies to Honglian.

Thanks to the obstruction of the Aburame clan, Kabuto Yakushi, disguised as a member of the Konoha Anbu, was able to escape with ease.

At this point, the clues to finding Yukimaru abruptly ended.

After all, even if you know the locations of all the possible hiding places of a cunning person like Orochimaru, it would still be a very difficult thing to find and capture him in the vast world.

However, Shino Aburame's subtle act of placing two female insects on Kabuto Yakushi as signal sources made tracking possible.

After the end of the Konoha campaign

Ara directly dispatched the resurrected Aburame Torune to the enemy to assist in tracking down and hunting down Kabuto Yakushi. Because Orochimaru had lost his ninjutsu and power, Kabuto Yakushi and the Sound Four were, in some ways, no longer a threat.

However, it seems that a little trouble has arisen now.

【Three-Tailed Beast Isobu】A tailed beast that is both unfamiliar and familiar.

It seems that the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, who fought against it on the eastern border of the Land of Fire several years ago, is no longer in this world. Moreover, Kirigakure, whose strength has been greatly reduced, was unable to keep the tailed beast safe after the death of its Fourth Mizukage.

No wonder those guys across the sea are so eager to recall the Ninja Swordsmen; they themselves are facing a huge crisis of severely declining strength.

Moreover, if even the Six-Tails escapes the village, then Kirigakure will likely fall out of the ranks of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

Ara recalled the urgency with which the envoy from Kirigakure arrived.

Of course, the Akatsuki organization may also have been involved in this.

Ultimately, the Land of Water was the place where Zetsu, Madara Uchiha, and Obito Uchiha, who came in as replacements, had the deepest and longest-lasting plans. Even if the genjutsu on Yagura Karatachi was broken, it was not a reason for them to withdraw and give up hunting the Three-Tails and Six-Tails.

However, these are not things he needs to consider right now.

"Yes,"

"After months of tracking, we finally found Kabuto Yakushi's trail, and discovered that there was a blond boy in his teens with him, who is probably the Yūkimaru that Lord Ara mentioned."

"However, the problem now is that Shito and Yukimaru have entered the border of the Land of Fire, and judging from their destination, it is a lake located within its territory."

"According to my summoning beast's reconnaissance, the lake is suspected to be hiding a three-tailed demon beast, which should be their ultimate goal for this trip."

"At the same time, the ninjas of Konoha have also discovered the presence of the Three-Tails. A group of ANBU ninjas has been stationed at the lake to monitor it, and more ninjas may follow up."

"Therefore, Lady Kurenai sent me to request assistance."

Lin'er, kneeling on one knee, explained the cause and effect.

It's no wonder that even with Aburame Torune's assistance and control over over a hundred test subjects, Guren still needed to request help from the main family.

After all, if you were to ask which faction the Hidden Demon Village currently has the worst relationship with, it would undoubtedly be Konoha, the neighboring Land of Fire.

The reason why no particularly fierce conflict has broken out between the two sides is entirely because the latter is in a period of recuperation after experiencing tremendous changes.

However, this does not mean that the ninjas of Konoha have completely put aside their hatred. If the other side discovers that ninjas from the Hidden Demon Village have entered their territory, it will undoubtedly provoke a strong and excessive reaction from them!

What awaits them will inevitably be a counterattack of both old and new grievances!

In particular, the new Hokage of Konoha is not some insignificant nobody.

Instead, it was Tsunade who inherited the bloodline of the Senju clan!

At that time, relying solely on Honglian's strength would be insufficient to support the entire operation.

Most importantly, her goal was not to start another war with Konoha.

"Let me go, Ara."

"If those guys in Konoha are blind and try to stop us, then let them experience the fear of destruction once again!"

Chino immediately volunteered,

His eyes gleamed with an arrogant fighting spirit.

Perhaps this is the invisible power he gained after his inner conflict was resolved.

Although Izumi on one side did not speak, one could clearly sense the will to command at will from her calm and firm eyes.

However, after a moment's hesitation, Ara decided to reject Chino's request.

"I see,"

"Give me the exact location of the lake, and I will bring people there in person later."

Such a response made Chino, who was eager to give something back, wrinkle her nose. However, she did not immediately object like a child.

Because he knew that Konoha was no longer capable of holding his full attention, and that the Ninja Swordsmen he and Kaguya Kimimaro led could have easily rivaled Konoha in the past.

So, the reason why Ara would still make such a careful decision is probably because of the Three-Tailed Beast that might be hiding on the border of the Land of Fire.

"Yes,"

"This is a map. The red-marked area is the lake where the Three-Tailed Beast lives."

After receiving the response that the leader would personally come out to help, Lin'er's fighting spirit obviously rose a lot.

After all, everyone witnessed the former's strength in the battle against Konoha, especially the miraculous resurrection technique that turned the dead into the living, which made every Kagakure ninja who had experienced the brink of death exclaim in their hearts in amazement!

As they spoke, he took out a map from his pocket as instructed and respectfully presented it to his leader with both hands, while also continuing to provide updates on his direct superior's movements:

"When I arrived, Lady Guren had already dispatched two squads to travel from the base in the Land of Fields to their destination."

"It is estimated that, at their current speed, they will be able to reach the lake between tonight and early tomorrow morning."

Meanwhile, Huang opened a map and began to examine his surroundings.

In terms of location, the lake where the Three-Tailed Beast hides is almost equidistant from the capital of the Land of Hot Water and the palace of the King of the Fields, and roughly forms a triangular shape.

If you go at that speed and with all your might, you could probably arrive in less than a day.

"Okay, you can go ahead first."

"Tell Honglian not to rush things. After all, this involves the Three-Tails, so the Akatsuki organization in the Land of Rain, the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water, and some forces hidden underground have no reason to let it go unchecked."

"We'll continue with everything once I arrive."

“I assured her that this time, I would definitely break Yukimaru out of Orochimaru’s grasp.”

After glancing at the map, Huang gave orders to his subordinates who were still kneeling in front of him.

"Yes,"

"I understand. Please forgive me. I will take my leave now."

After saying this, Lin'er solemnly accepted the order, stood up, and respectfully took a step back before transforming into the bat she had come from and flying away into the distance.

"Ara, you can actually leave this entirely to me. Even the Three-Tails, if you want it, I can bring it back!"

"Besides, don't you have more important things to do?"

After her companions from the Field Country left, Chino finally revealed her thoughts.

In her view, while fulfilling past promises was important, having the leader personally handle such a small matter was somewhat of a waste of his talents.

With the current strength of the Hidden Demon Village, it is fully capable of dealing with the so-called Orochimaru, the current Konoha, and the Akatsuki organization hiding in the Land of Rain.

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